15 January 1987CeasefireMohammad Najibullah
Najibullah begins a unilateral ceasefire intended to open negotiations with resistance groups.
Historical records for Afghanistan in 1987, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Najibullah begins a unilateral ceasefire intended to open negotiations with resistance groups.
Najibullah announces a unilateral ceasefire and invites opposition groups to negotiate.
A new constitution establishes the Republic of Afghanistan and provides for an elected presidency.
Najibullah assumes the constitutional presidency and continues his national reconciliation policy.
The Loya Jirga elects Najibullah president under the new constitution.
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi is selected as the head of the Interim Islamic State of Afghanistan, in an attempt to reassert its legitimacy against the Moscow-sponsored Kabul regime
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi is selected as the head of the Interim Islamic State of Afghanistan, in an attempt to reassert its legitimacy against the Moscow-sponsored Kabul regime
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi is selected as the head of the Interim Islamic State of Afghanistan, in an attempt to reassert its legitimacy against the Moscow-sponsored Kabul regime
Mojaddedi, as head of the Interim Afghan Government, meets President of the United States George H.W. Bush, achieving a critical diplomatic victory for the Afghan Resistance
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